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Some new E-bay scams

In some new ebay purchases I have found out about some new scrams.......The seller sells a item and provides tracking, but it is not real tracking number, it is fake.....,They are able to hack into the tracking system and provide tracking even up to "Item Delivered"and when it comes to filling a "none delivery claim" you have a real time collecting because it says "Item Delivered" on your tracking................I've had this happen two times on e-bay in the last three months.........W

autospec
autospec OP
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Pay pal has denied my claim , so I have lost 941.00 because a scammer was able to create  a false tracking number..........And the post office even told them it was fake , but they denied it anyway.....So be aware of low feed-back sellers on ebay and other sites.........W

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zavato
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I've had 3 eBay experiences as a buyer where eBay did nothing for me. Bought a lens described in mint condition but it was consumed by fungus. Seller claimed I was returning a different lease- eBay sided with seller. Another time I bought a Dynaco tuner also described as mint- received a rusted out FM3. Again, eBay did nothing but I did OK on that one as I parted it out- especially the tubes, and didn't loose anything. Finally, bought tape for a Brother label maker- never received it despite tracking saying it was delivered. eBay said delivered and nothing they can do- 

autospec OP
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zavato:  That tracking number thing will bite us in the back side.....I spent over a hour today with pay-pal over the same thing and they keep denying my 941.00 claim..........Now they want me to go to the post office and get a statement from them that the item was never delivered.....How would you like to waste a couple hours doing that ???.....But for 941.00 I'll give it a try, but my pay-pal transactions are going to be short lived, I'll take my chances with the credit card company ......But tracking numbers are going to be the issues..........W 

autospec OP
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What I think I need to do is get another money paying system, I wonder about G-Pay or Apple pay....Anybody using them  ????     What a mess to have to deal with, and I get a e-mail from pay-pal they want to hold back 500.00 of a sale I made today for 2300.00 ....So I cancelled the sale and sent the pay-pal back.......That's a first with them also, but there stock is not real good and neither is there Market share.......I have heard they have had management problems ever since they split from E-bay......All the "Minds" stayed with e-bay......W 

mr_m
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@autospec ,

Don't you think you'll be better off finding new suppliers and QUIT buying off ebay?

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